Demotic Magical Papyrus of London and Leiden, Vol. 3

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92. Demotic script for ˁnt ˁnt noun "frankincense (?)" Compare the Greek lexicographer Hesychius, who defines lention (original: λεντιον) as "Egyptian myrrh" (original: αἰγύπτιον σμυρνίον). See Parthey's Lexicon, page 551.

Demotic and Hieroglyphic script hieroglyphic form 3/23, 21/14 Demotic script 7/3.4

93. Demotic script for ˁn-tsyke ˁn-tsyke noun, feminine "India" (?) Verso 2/14

94. Demotic script for ˁnzyr ˁnzyr noun "pigment" In the Sahidic dialect of Coptic, this is written as anzir (original: αΝζιρ) Verso 6/2

95. Demotic script for ir ir verb "to do" Coptic: eire or iri

The form cursive sign (hieroglyphic forms Eye of Horus/ir-glyph 27/10, hieroglyphs (?) 13/2) is used for the stm-f A standard Egyptian verb conjugation used for various tenses and relative forms, for the infinitive (both the absolute and construct forms), and usually for the infinitive when combined with a pronoun suffix (5/14, 24/11 etc.). However, occasionally the latter form is written as iy-f (Demotic 21/35, Verso 12/5), iy.t-f (Demotic Verso 12/5) and even iy-y.t-f (Demotic Verso 12/6); see entry number 28 above and compare the Coptic forms aa or aio. The imperative command form is Demotic a.iry which corresponds to the Coptic ari (2/26, 7/7, 8/6, Verso 14/6); though the infinitive is also sometimes used to give a command (10/32, 24/28, Verso 3/3, 18/10).

The meanings are very various and may be roughly classified as follows: —

I. used absolutely:
a/ 19/24(?). 25(3) (meaning doubtful)

II. followed by a direct object: —

a/ "make" or "perform," for example: light 2/17; blood (meaning "to become bloody") 5/28, 27/28; magic 23/7, Verso 12/2; justice 2/26; a remedy 20/24, healing 20/23, ointment 29/5; a bandage 6/13; an invocation 16/27, 29/1; an inquiry 27/13, 28/10; to offer a prayer 10/24, 27/2; send a message 5/29, 27/24. 29; give an answer 7/7. 23, 10/8, 28/8, a command Verso 26/4, a revelation 5/14; bring a dream Verso 17/4; to pass urine original Latin: urinam reddere Verso 5/4

b/ "pass (time)" 3/1, 12/13